Spinal Cord Injuries
Conditions
Interventions
Cross-sectional, prospective, descriptive study with the objective of comparing the levels of muscle activation during gait with body weight support on the treadmill and on the fixed floor walker in s
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E01.370.600.250
E01.370.405.255
L01.100
T91.3
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Fernanda Cechetti
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who agree to participate in the study and sign the Informed Consent Term (TCLE), with clinical diagnosis of spinal cord injury, ASIA C or D score, ie, incomplete injury with motor preservation below the neurological level, with Most of the key muscles below that level with less than or equal to three muscle strength, respectively, and are able to remain seated independently in a bed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who present with weight-bearing contraindications, such as a fracture of the hip or lower limb, or because they have bedsores. Also, patients who present with unstable angina or other decompensated heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's or stroke or have a symptomatic drop in blood pressure when upright.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle activation of the quadriceps, iliopsoas and gluteus maximus muscles. For the accomplishment of the sample calculation, the muscular activation outcome was used (1);Through electromyography, the muscle activation of the quadriceps and gluteal maximus muscles was measured. The sample calculation based on the final muscular activation showed a result of 11 individuals (2). For all the analyzed muscles and in all the individuals, the means of electric activity presented the same behavior. Greater muscle activation occurred on the treadmill. Between training on the treadmill, at any of the speeds, and the walker, there was a statistically significant difference between all values of muscular electrical activity, proving the greater muscle activation in treadmill training (3). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Classification by ASIA Scale (1).;Participants were classified by the ASIA Scale indicating the level of the lesion and classifying it as complete or incomplete (2). According to the ASIA classification, all patients were considered ASIA C, that is, presenting an incomplete spinal cord injury, with motor preservation below the neurological level, with most of the key muscles below that level with a degree of muscular strength less than three (3). | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFernanda Cechetti
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre
Outcome results
None listed